Works by
Lisa Alvarado
(Artist, Poet)

• Sister Chicas (2006) with Ann Hagman Cardinal and Jane Alberdeston Coralin
  Sister Chicas tells the story of three young Latina friends in Chicago. They meet while working on the school paper, but during their weekly coffee dates they form a friendship that gives them the sisters they never had, and together they struggle with the normal stresses of growing up: parents, careers, boys, fashion, all while figuring out their identities and learning how to fit their rich cultural heritage into their lives as modern Norteamericanas.

Sister Chicas represents a collaboration between three Latina writers from as diverse backgrounds as their subjects. The novel has alternating chapters that feature the three different characters, written in their individual voices. When combined the result is a rich tapestry that weaves the story of teenage Latina friends, who refer to each other as "sister chica".